Convertible chair



March 14,1939.

H. A. YERRICK 2,150,478

CONVERT I BLE CHAIR Filed Nov. 9, 1957 @Me/Lm fa/ez Y VSEE/ CK Patented Mar. 14, 1939 UNITED s'm'rrzsY PATENT OFFICE Hettrick Manufacturing Company,

Toledo,

Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application November 9, 1937, Serial No. 173,647

1 Claim.

This invention relates to articles of furniture but more particularly to chairs and an object is to produce a new and improved chair having the novel features of construction and arrange- 5 ment enabling it readily and conveniently to be converted into a chaise longue.

Other objects reside in details of construction and arrangement and for purposes of illustration but not of limitation, an embodiment of the invention is shown on the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of the chair; and

Figure 2 is a front perspective view of the chair converted into a chaise longue.

The illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises a chair having a frame composed of a pair of laterally spaced vertical legs I0 from the lower ends of which extend upwardly and rearwardly inclined rails II, the legs I0 and rails II being integral with each other and joined by a rounded portion I2. The rear ends of the rails Il are connected by a cross rod I3. Suitably mounted on opposite ends of the rod I3 are rubber tired wheels I4. Extending rearwardly from the upper ends of the legs I0 respectively and integral therewith are arm rests I5 the rear end portions of which are connected by a rod IS. Secured by bolts I'I to an intermediate portion of the legs I0 is a seat frame I8 of rectangular shape made up of rods suitably connected together and carrying a spring structure I9. At each corner at the front of the seat frame is a downwardly extending iiange 20 which is engaged by the bolt I'I. I-Iingedly connected to the rear end of the seat frame I8 is a back frame 2I. The back frame 2l is also made up of rods and carries a spring structure 22. Secured to intermediate portions of the back frame 2| and at opposite sides thereof are plates 23 suitably able the back to be adjusted to one of several positions. This is accomplished by moving the back upwardly or downwardly to engage the rod 45 into one notch or another.

Pivoted to the front end of the seat frame IB is a foot rest 24 which is made up of a rod bent into U shape and having the ends thereof iitted into socket members 25 which pivotally engage the bolt I1, A cross rod 26 is disposed at the rear end of the frame 24. The frame 24 may be swung to the position shown in Figure 2 substantially in alignment with the seat frame and for holding the foot rest in this po- 5 sition, a U-shaped leg 21 is pivotally connected to the forward end portion thereof. For converting the chaise longue into a chair, the leg notched to engage the transverse rod I6 to en-.

2'I is swung rearwardly and upwardly and then by lifting upwardly on the legs IIJ, sufficient room is afforded to allow the foot rest to be swung rearwardly and upwardly into the position shown in Figure l. A hook 28 is connected to the lower 5 cross rod of the back frame 2| and is engageable with the outer cross rod of the foot rest frame 24 for releasably holding the parts shown in Figure l.

From the above description, it will be apparent 10 that the chair can be readily converted into a chaise longue or from a chaise longue into a chair. The device can be readily moved from place to place on the wheels I4. The entire structure is exceedingly simple in construction and l5 can be inexpensively manufactured in large scale production. Obviously, cushions are placed over the seat and back frame as well as the foot rest.

It is to be understood that numerous changes 20 in details of construction, arrangement and operation may be effected without departing from the spirit of the invention especially as dened in the app-ended claim.

What I claim is: 25

A chair comprising a pair of spaced substantially C-shaped members, providing parallel base members, upright leg portions, and parallel armrests, an axle connecting the rear ends of the base members, a transverse rod connecting the 30 rear ends of the arm-rests, a transverse pivot rod connecting the leg portions intermediate the ends of the latter, a seat frame connected at its forward edge to the transverse pivot rod, a substantially rectangular back frame pivotally connected to the seat frame, spaced slotted plates carried by the back frame, each having one of the walls defining said slot notched to adjustably engage the transverse rod so as to support the back and seat frames in various positions of adjustment, a substantially U-shaped leg rest having its free ends pivotally connected to the transverse pivot rod for movement to a horizontal operative position forwardly of the seat frame and for movement to a horizontal inoperative position substantially parallel with and beneath the seat frame, a U-shaped support having its free ends connected to the outer end of the leg rest for supporting the latter in its operative position, a pivoted strap carried by the back rest, intermediate the sides of the latter and having a part formed to detachably engage the bight portion of the leg rest to support the latter in its inoperative position, and wheels carried by the axle for supporting the rear ends of the base members above a supporting surface.

' HARRY A. YERRICK. 

